Germany booked their place at the 2014 World Cup with a convincing 3-0 win over the Republic of Ireland on Friday. Goals by Real Madrid's Sami Khedira, Chelsea's Andre Schürrle and Arsenal's Mesut Özil confirmed Germany's place in Brazil.
Second-placed Sweden's 2-1 win at home to Austria leaves Group C winners Germany five points clear ahead of their final qualifier against the Swedes in Stockholm on Tuesday.
The famous luck of the Irish deserted them after only 12 minutes when Sami Khedira's shot took a wicked deflection off Irish centre-back Ciaran Clark, leaving goalkeeper Forde sat on his backside.
The Germans doubled their lead when central midfielder Toni Kroos chipped the defence to find Schuerrle onside and the Chelsea winger fired past Forde on 58 minutes. Clark forced Neuer into a reflex save in the dying stages with a bullet header from a corner before Özil added the third in the 92nd minute after a superb pass from Kroos.
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Germany booked their place at the 2014 World Cup with a convincing 3-0 win over the Republic of Ireland on Friday. Goals by Real Madrid's Sami Khedira, Chelsea's Andre Schürrle and Arsenal's Mesut Özil confirmed Germany's place in Brazil.
Second-placed Sweden's 2-1 win at home to Austria leaves Group C winners Germany five points clear ahead of their final qualifier against the Swedes in Stockholm on Tuesday.
The famous luck of the Irish deserted them after only 12 minutes when Sami Khedira's shot took a wicked deflection off Irish centre-back Ciaran Clark, leaving goalkeeper Forde sat on his backside.
The Germans doubled their lead when central midfielder Toni Kroos chipped the defence to find Schuerrle onside and the Chelsea winger fired past Forde on 58 minutes. Clark forced Neuer into a reflex save in the dying stages with a bullet header from a corner before Özil added the third in the 92nd minute after a superb pass from Kroos.
